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Governments Bill Presented
to House of Commons by
Premier Asquith Rrovides
- for Modified Conscription.
IRELAND NOT INCLUDED
IN WORKINGS OF BILL
ADDlies to Bachelors and
Widowers Without De
pendent ChildreR.
London, Jan. 5. (I. X. S j Prevnier
Asquith introduced the military service
Mil, providing for modified, conscrip
tion. In the house of comfiom this
afternoon. Ireland in excluded from
die workings of the measure.
No sooner had Premier Aquith quit
l caking In tulvocacy of thi measure
than a fight was opened against the
aill by Sir John Simon, former secre
tary .f state for home affairs, who de
:iared the bill bhould be rejected.
Age limits of from 18 to 44 years Is
prescribed by the bill. It applies to
bachelors and widowers wilhout de
pendent children. i
It exempts, however, bac&elors and
widowers engaged in "Indispensable
tnd special occupations" like making
Of munitions, or working on railways;
It also eliminates those who are sup
porting relatives and those with con
scientious scruples against war, such
as the. Quakers. j
People Prepared for Sacrifice,
Referring to the recruiting date.
Premier Asquith said it was so en
couraging that it "would convince Eng
land's allies and enemies that the
peopl" were putting tl'lr hearts Into
the war and were prepared; to make
my sarrjflce. 1 believe the4 bill will
have the full support of those opposed
"to general conscription."
The measure is based on 'the same
lines of the Derby plan and applies to
the same area In England. Scotland and
- Wales. i
'The present bill." said Pimier As-
(t'oncluded ou rje Nine. Column Ulxj
VESSEL
AT SEA; CREW TAKES
TO BOATS; BLCflV DUE
Thessaloniki Is Left Adrift
Off Sandy -Hook; Rescue
Boats Seek Her Grew.
New Tork. Jan. 6. L P.) Floun
dering In a sinking condition off Sandy
Hook, the Greek steamer Thessaloniki,
with her engines totally disabled and
her plates sprung, has been abandoned.
The Greek liner Patris. whieh took off
ber passengers a few days ago. re
turned to pick up the cre.w;fron rife
boats. Other vessels are racing out
with the hope of finding them before
a forecasted storm seta In. -
To Dynamite Vessel.
Washington. Jan. 6. U. , P.) The
coastguard cutter Seneca -j at New
York was ordered today to proceed
to the disabled Greek liner Thessa
loniki and either tow In the hull or
dynamite her.
Mysterious wireless calls Jast night
indicated the vessel had bfeen aban
doned and was perhaps sinking. Her
passengers were taken off several
days ago by the Greek steamer Patris.
It is doubted though tfee water
logged ship can be brought S Into port.
As she is in the path of mln steam-
ship, lines, it is necessary o remove
her.
Can't rind Vessel.
Xew York. Jan. 5. I. S.I A
wireless message received lere today
from Captain . Ooetche of the steamer
United States indicates that the Greek
steamer rnessaionim is in; a serious
pllghfX His message said: ;
"'Ha v searched a vast area all night
without result, and at " a. m. am con
tinuing thesearch. The captain of the
rhessalonikKsends an urgent call. The
engine aftd boiler rooms are flooded
.and his provisions are running low "
The crew Of the Thessaloniki Is still
aboard the vessel. Respite their threat
to abandon tt.
Captain Haakensenof the steamer
Stockholm wirelessed that the Thes
sahmikl had asked to be towed, but
that he was finable to comply with the
request. .
The Thessalonlki's crew reported
tbey were not allowed to leave the
vessel although it wu leaking' badly
and the engines were out of commis
sion. ,
"Wo-re not standing by. but we
hare heard that other ships have gone
to the Thessalonlki's assistance," wire
lessed Captain Haakensen.
The coast cutter Androscoggin has
wirelessed that she Is trying to find
the Thessaloniki.
Not Unlawful to
Give Guest Drink
n answer to questions that cre
Into bis office. District Attorney Evans
says it Is not unlawful to iserve
truest Intoxicating beverages, tor is tt
lr. violation of the prohibition! law to
; give liquor to someone in casa t sick
ness, be says -v.. . -, - .Y , ,
ABANDONED
LATE BULLETINS
Relief Kt earner Hits Mine.
Iondon. Jan. 5. (I. N. S. The
Dutch steamer Letoj bound from New
York to Rotterdam with a cargo of
wheat for the American relief commis
sion in Belgium, (truck a mine yester
day and was abandoned by all except
ing three members of the crew, accord
ing to dispatches received here today
from Rotterdam.
The captain and 21 members of the
crew were picked up by the Dutcn
steamer Alkaid and taken to Rotter
dam. Tugs have been dispatched from Rot
terdam to attempt to salvage the cargo.
Water Power Bill Up.
Washington. Jan. 6. ItT. P. ) The
administration water power bill headed
the house calendar today. Speaking of
it. Chairman Ferris of the public lands
committee said:
"In California, two companies con
trol 57 per rent of the developed power
sites, and they own undeveloped sites
to frustrate competition. Congress
should not idly let private concerns
monopolize the development of water
power, and fix exorbitant rates."
Kaiser Honors Bopp.
San Francisco. Jan. 5. (P. X. S.)
Franz Bopp, consul general for Ger
many in San Francisco, Is being con
gratulated by bis friends today on hl
receipt of the decoration of the order of
the Red Eagle, third class, as a Christ
mas gift from Emperor Wilhelm.
The decoration is conferred on Con
sul Bopp In recognition of distin
guished service for the Fatherland.
Blizzard in Middle West.
Chicago. Jan. G. I. N. S.) A bliz
zard from the northwest was sweeplrrg
down on Chicago this afternoon. All
territory lying between the great lakes
and Chicago was gripped by the storm.
The temperature, which registered
55 above at 7 a. m. today, had dropped
to 32 degrees above this afternoon. The
weather bureau forecasted the mer
cury would drop to 10 above tonight.
U. S. Consul Protests British.
Zurich, Jan. 5. (t P.) Bulgars
have requested the minister at Wash
ington to demand surrender of the Brit
ish vice consul harbored In a room by
the American charge at Sofia. They
want him in retaliation for arrests of
central allies at Salonlkl.
Marines Kill Insurrectos.
Port Au Prince. Haiti. Jan. 5. (I. X.
P.) American marines, attacked on
the streets of Port Au Prince early to
day by scattered bands of Insurrectos.
opened fire and killed one. The others
dispersed.
Africa Steamer Captured.
London. Jan. 5. (I. X. 8.) British
vessels on ' Lake Tanganyika. East
South Africa, captured the German
armed steamer Klnganl after A short
engagement, according to an announce
ment of the government press bureau
here today.
PEOPLE TO VOTE ON
REPEAL OF SUNDAY
BLUE LAW THIS FALL
Initiative Petition in Circula
tion Has 20,000 Signa
tures; 2000 More Needed.
An Initiative measure repealing the
so-called Sunday closing law Is certain
to be on the ballot In the November
election.
To date 20.000 signatures to Initia
tive petitions have been received by
sponsors of the measure the Inde
pendent Retailers' association. The
legal requirement Is approximately
22.000 signatures.
Over 1900 signatures are known to
have been secured which have not been
forwarded as yet to the committee in
charge 'of the campaign.
People In all parts of the state are
subscribing to the petitions and never
in the history of the initiative in Ore
gon have they responded so enthusias
tically and quickly to an Initiative pe
tition. -To Paid Signers.
The names have been gained en
tirely by the voluntary efforts of
those Interested in the measure. For
the first time since the initiative has
been used In Oregon paid signature
getters have been dispensed with.
The circulators themselves have
paid the notary fees of the petitions
they have personally taken around,
and with the exception of a few small
(Concluded on Page Five. Column One.)
Girls Sue Hotelman
Tor Big Damages
Beatrice Williams aad Alice Fortaer
Allege Manager of Alder Hotel Com
pany Imprisoned Tbem la Boon.
Beatrice Williams and Alice Fort-
ner brought suit today for 15000 each
aealnst the Alder Hotel company and
S. E. McOougal. manager of the hotel,
cltarglng that McDougal had Impris
oned them in a room and hadJforclbly
taken their clothing and jewelry in
n effort to collect an alleged room
rent bill for 121.60.
The complaint alleges that the
women were Inveigled into separate
rooms by McDougi.1. who forcibly
took a fur wrap, ring, watch and brace
let from Beatrice Williams and then
locked her in tbe room for four hours
on the night of December 22. Alice
Fortner alleges In her complaint that
McDougal attempted) to collect money
from her which ha said vti due from
Beatrice Williams.
Gerard Sees Germans.
'Amsterdam. Jan. S. (I. M. 8.)
American : Ambassador Gerard today
conferred with foreign cfflce officials
regarding; the sinking of the . Persia
aad tbe. nationality , of the submarine
which sank' her, according - to dls-7
patches received here from Berlin.
Petroleum tarda Required.
Iondon. Jan. 6. (I. N. 8.) The
Amsterdam correspondent of the Ex
change Telegraph company says that
beginning January 9, residents of
Berlin will be able to buy petroleum
only on presentation of petroleum
cards which will be granted only to
those whose homes are without gas
or electricity or satisfy the authori
ties that they need light produced
from petroleum as a, means of earn
ing their livelihood.
- Russians Mowed Down,
Vienna. Jan. 5. l. P.) Eight suc
cessive lines of Russian infantry were
mowed down as fast as they advanced
near Toporoutx. east of Raranex. it was
officially announced today. The Aus
trian lines everywhere in western Ua
llcia held firm.
Bulbars Threaten Italians.
Athens, Jan. 5. (1. N. 8.) Partici
pation of Italians In the Balkan
fighting today threatened. A for e
of 40.000 Bulgarians are marching
westward toward Durazso, which is
held by the Italians, and hostilities
are expected shortly.
Greek Steamer Stopped.
Madrid. Jan. 6. (I. N S.) Britlih
warships stopped a Greek steamer off j
Gibraltar and arrested 26 Austro-
Bulgarian passengers. They have I
been Interned at Gibraltar. j
Artillery Duels Continue.
Berlin. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) Today's
official bulletin from the general
staff reported artillery duels and
mining operations on the western
front
The situation in the eastern theatre
was given as unchanged and In tho
Balkans no e-ent of importance.
Italians to Use Durazzo.
lyondon. Jan. 5. (I. N. H.) Kt
change Telegraph dispatch from Ven
ice 6ays:
"The Italian expeditionary corps
landed at Avlona has opened a per-
manent line of communication be
tween Avlona and Duraxzo. The lat
ter place will serve as a base -n
providing help to the Serbian army.'
Chinese Crew Mutinies.
New Tork. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) Fol
lowing a mutiny of the Chinese crew of
the British steamer Venturia In dry
dock at Hoboken. in which an 'attempt
to kill the chief officer was made. 11
members of the crew were arrestei
this afternoon.
To Increase Munitions. I
London. Jan, 5, (I. N. S. An! Quae to Be Important Prist.
amendment to the munitions act de- This indicates that the lpoe ends in
slgnated to Increase the output of that situation win be settled in con
munitions has been passed by the ferences with Charge C'Affalrea Zwel
house of commons. , dinek. "
- If It Is finally found thai an Aus-
Elect Reserve Board Director.
Washington. Jan.t. N.-ft wrhei
federal reserve board today arihoErfteed
for Ban Francisco.
BIG STEAMER SANTA
CLARA IS AGROUND IN
Sends Wireless Asking for
Lighters to Remove Part
of Cargo.
San Frsnclsco. Jan. 6. (I. X. S.)
The W. R. Grace steamer Santa Cuvra,
one of the finest freighters in the
Pacific trade. Is aground in the
Straits of Magellan this morning.
While attempting the dangerous
passage through the English narrows,
at the Atlantic end of the southern
waterway, the big vessel went aground
yesterday.
Meager telegraphic advices received
at the local Grace office from Val
paraiso say the Santa Clara has wire
lessed to Punta Arenas, the little port
on the straits for assistance, asking
lighters to take part of her cargo anJ
towboats to pull her off when her
burden Is sufficiently reduced.
The Santa Clara has been in the
nitrate trade between Xew York and
Chilean ports for the past few mouths
and was bound from the eastern city
to Valparaiso when she grounded. She
left New York Novemtir 24, called at
Bahla Blanca on December 17 and
was reported at the Atlantic end of
the straits Monday. li the last half
year the Santa. Clara has established
a record as a money milter. Not mora
than half a dozen other vessels in the
world have made mere since the be
ginning of the European war, it la
said. Estimates of her earnings run
high as $2000 a dy.
Prevlous to going into the New York-
Chlle run the Santa Clara operated out
of San' Francisco, running principally
to South Artierica. She is one of tne
vessels to be used in the proposed new
line of steamers between the Pacific
coast and tbe orlert.
Damaged, Not Lost.
New York, Jan. 5. l P.) The
Santa Clara, reported in Chilean cables
as wrecked, was Daaiy damaged, but
not lost, according lo a cablegram lo.
day to her agents.
' y
XHm R-wti-t-i uvti
First Reported Wrecked.
Santiago. Chile. Jan. 5. iUj P. )
i ns auuuc & i-acmo company a 6310 I
ton liner Santa Clara, New Tork for
Valparaiso, has been wrecked In a
terrific storm In the Straits of Ma
gellan. No details of the wreck have
reached here.
Lack of Liquor Is
Hard on Some
STRAITS OF MAGELLAN
Marsh field. Or.. Jan. 5. Marshfreld
going dry may prove fatal for Milton
IE rat, aged IS, wbo has long been a
resident of the city. Monday he wss
attacked with delirium tremens, not
having had a drink since the saloons
closed Friday night. He has been, a
heavy drinker for years and ths , at
tack may prore fatal. . He at one time
inherited quite a larjpa sum of money.
A ; - . , - .
PERSIA FAGTS
STILL AWAITED
BY PRESIDENT
President and Lansing Con
fer This Morning a?id Re
port No New Information
Has Yet Been Secured.
LINER'S GUN PROMISES
TO BE IMPORTANT END
Ambassador Penfield. Expect
ed to Mak Report With
in Next 24 Hours.
Washington, Jan. 5. L'. Z.) Presi
dent Wilson called Secretary of State
Lansing into conference over the In
ternational situation, arising from the
Persia case, fchortly before 11 o'clock
today.
At the conc lusion of nearly an hour's
session, Ianslng said that the coun
try is still "waiting for the facts'" In
the Persia case.
The secretary hoped that Ambassa
dor Penfield at Vienna would be able
to enlighten the administration within
a day on the details of the Case.
Believe Submarine Austrian.
Indications were that a certain time
wni De given for informal inquiries at
Vienna, and If these develop nothing.
j specif ic requests will be made on Aus
trla to aid the administration in de
termining the nationality of the sub
marine which attacked the Persia.
That It was Austrian, however, was
the general impression, Inasmuch as
only Austrian submarines are reported
to have been operating In the Mediter
ranean where the Persia met its fate.
As far as other negotiations between
Austria and America are concerned, all
evidence Indicated than the situation is
clearing. Lansing said that probably
no further note would be sent toAus-
trla in the Ancona case. !
trian diver unit the .Persia, there Is
indication 41 tap; fast, thatt
(Concluded on rage rie. Column Three.)
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
H.
FILES RESIGNATION
Will Enter Into Partnership
With J, P, Stapleton in
Law Practice.
Municipal Judge John Stevenson
has tendered his resignation tdv Mayor
Albee. The appointment of his suc
cessor has not yet been made.
Judge Stevenson gives as his reason
for resigning that he finds' politics not
remunerative.
He will enter into partnership with
James P- Stapleton of Vancouver,
Wash., in the law business. They will
have offices In the Yeon building.
"I am not resigning with any pur
pose other than to do something else,"
said Judge Ktevenson this afternoon.
"I am tired of the endless "processtbn
of woe and misfortune that passes
before the municipal bench Inasmuch
as I can do little or nothing tn lessen
it. 1 am wearying of penalirig peo
ple." Judge Stevenson was appointed
Judge of the municipal court of Port
land July 1, 1912, by Mayor Albee. lie
had been a practicing attorney for a
number of years. Previous to his entry
Into the legal profession he was en
gaged In the newspaper work In this
city, as reporter and later editorial
writer.
Mr. Stevenson has always Identified
himself closely with the cjvlc affairs
of this community. It was for the
I purpose of widening his Influence that
"c l""enieu 10 give p ma law prac-
emer Pullul' acuviues. Uur-
I n hl" Incumbency he has manifested
keen Interest In all problems pertain
Ing to the social betterment pf those
coming under his. supervlsloi. ;
He w particularly actlVy in the
advocacy of reforms which would
prove a benefit to the unfortunate men
and women and children who were in
need of care and guidance.
Mr. Btevenson made a host of friends
during his capacity as municipal
Juoge. vnenumr. n.s oecis.ons nave
I been characteristic of his Independent
J nature.
1 Jur Stevenson- was a member of
the vlce conimission dur1ng the term
1 of Mayor Rushlight. ;
T
Attorney Saves vLife
By Presence of Mind
m
Wfesa Might Kiders Tlelt Kim Comity
Attorney Throws Self on Iloor;
Bloodhounds Ala in Search.
Ada. Okla.. Janl 5. (TT.' P. Xlght
ilders attempted last nljcht to assassi
nate County Attorney A. L. Bullock.
but he escaped death by throwing hlm-
seif to the floor after he .heard -the
grating of a shotgun barrel on ths sill
of the library window On the ground
floor of his home where he was sit
ting. A. charge of buckshot rattled
ovr kla bead lust as YiA dodsad. A
posse with bloodhound i Is hunting the
JOHN
STEVENSON
Beauty Culture
Business Cost
a $1000 Fine
Operator Who Ran Sanitary Heauly
School Admits Using Mails to
Defraud.
Sanitary beauty culture cost B. Metz
ger $1000 today, when he appeared
before Federal Judge Charles K. Wol
verton and pleaded guilty to an Indict
ment charging him with using the
mails to defraud. He Had previtfufcly
insisted that he was not guilty and
the case had been set for trial on
January 11. Metzger paid 1250 of his
fine at once and was allowed time In
which to pay the other installments,
execution being atayed on his promise
to satisfy the remaining $7S0.
Metzger was indicted, on several
counts, alleging that, under the guise
of a sanitary school of beauty cul
ture, he was in fact running simply a
beauty parlor. In which the "students'"
were merely workers who received no
pay for their services, but rather paid
for the privilege oi working.
When complaint was made by Nora
E. Jones of Trout I.ake, Wash.: Mrs.
C. II. Ponton. Lois Reld. Mrs. Etfle H.
Bancroft, Pearl Neibusch and others,
the Investigation was made which dis
closed the real operations of the
"school."
ROOSEVELT
REFUSED
TO PROVE ATTACK ON
T
Former President Severely
Criticized by Senate Com
mittee for Articles.
Washington. Jan. B. (I. X. 8
Denunciation of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt was voiced today by a spe
cial senate committee appointed dur
ing the last session of congress to In
vestigate charges against President
Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo in connection with their ad
vocacy of a ship purchase bill. The
committeemen declared that Roose
velt's magaslne articles impugning the
motives of tbe Wilson administration
.-. j p-mrso'-i smha lamft
were, oaaeiess.
the Republican members f tbe com
mittee, declined to Join the majority
members in their critb lam of tho
former president.
To rarohass Intern Snips.
Colonel Roosevelt In his magaslne
articles, declared that President Wil
son, former Secretary of State Bryan,
and others, had "endeavored to Inter
est certain business firms, both In
the United States and in foreign
countries, to necure for the t'nlted
States the power to purchase the In
terned ships of one of the bellig
erent nations." When the commit
tee requested Coionel Roosevelt to
appear before It as a witness he de
scribed his magazine article as being
"literally true."
A section of the committee's report
said :
"The language ued by Colonel
Roosevelt clerly ImputMl to officers
of the administration a 5Jre to see
legislation enacted, not 'ViaiiM the
public good was to be conserved, but
because some private int'vests wished
to profit.
Attack Without 1 sis.
"If the writer had no mention to
convey such an !mpresst -it was be
cause he was not faml- ' with the
idiom of the language e loyed. He
never heretofore has be. accused of
any deficiency in that respect.
"The writer, whose emln nee Is nat
urally calculated to gle -weight to his
utterances, finding himself ' without ay
basls for his slanderous attack, slm
ply resorted to pal (table sophistry to
escape responsibility for his accusa
tions.'" The committee said Its investigation
showed tliat the hlpping Interests
took no concerted action to fight the
bill.
Warmer Weatl ,er Is
Thursday F recast
Wind Changing to a Sout -erly Direc
tion and Snow Is Zzpee ted to Turn
Into Bain Shortly.
Warmer weather tomorrow is predict
ed by acting weather forecaster Theo
dore F. Drake. Til's wind Is veering
towards the southeast and snow which
will turn into rain shortly Is ex
pected. The rise in temperature will
be gradual. Jiowever. The tempera
ture fell to 27 during the 24 hours
which closed st noon today. The
hourly temperatures were: 1 p. m..
yesterday, 30; 2 p. m.. 30; 3 p. m., SO;
4 p. m., 30; 5 p. m.. 29; 6 p. m.,
29; 7 p. m , 28; 8 p. m.. 28; 9 p. m.,
28; 10 p. m., 28; 11 p. m 38; mld
nlaht. 28: 1 a. m.. 27: 2 a. m.. 2:
d a. m., tt, a. m.. -".a, m., 5 : a
a. in.. 28; 7 a. m.. 28: 8 a. m.. 27; 9
a. m., 27; 10 a. m., 28; 11 a. m., I);
noon, 32.
Republicans Plan
To Form New Club
Another Meeting to Bs Hold to Con
st. r Question at C amber of Com
uerce Tomorrow Afternoon.
Another meeting of Republicans who
have been considering the organization
of a new Republican cfub will be held
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
tomorrow afternoon.
Tbe plan Is to draw into a new Re
publican organisation all the active
Republicans who have been tn or out
of various other Republican clubs
which are not so very active now.
Whether the club will put up a list or
candidates I a question yet to be de
termined, j ; , 1
WLSON
SAYS REPOR
STATE AID OF
lATi IS
RECOMMENDED
Oregon Drainage Association
in Convention at Corvallis
on Record Definitely by
Adoption of Resolutions.
PROVISIONS OF JONES ,
BILL ALSO INDORSED
Work of Federal Department
i'rf Assisting Organization
Commended.
Oregon Agricultural College. Corval
lis. Or.. Jan. 5. The Oregon Drainage
association has put ltsslf on record
here squarely In favor of state aid of
Irrigation and dralutge to the extent
of state guaranty of Interest on the
bonds of drainage and irrigation
securities. A resolution adopted by
the annua session reads:
'That the state of Oregon should
guarantee the Interest on drainage
and Irrigation bonds under suitable
restriction." The provisions of the
Jones bill before congress were sim
ilarly endorsed.
Government Guarantee Proposed.
This bill proposes government guar
antee irrigation district bond Interest
for a period of four years, the bonds
to run 40 years at ' per cent.
Thus the drainage Interests of Ore
gon have put themselves In a way to
cooperate with the Oregon Irrigation
congress In putting a state aid con
stitutional amendment on tbe ballot
for the next general election. At the
same time the drainage association
recommended organlxatlon of - more
drainage districts, which will oe In a
position to take advantage of state and
government guarantee when provided.
The work of the federal department
of agriculture in assisting the organi
sation of drainage districts was com
mended. It Is estimated that 2.000.
000 acres of land In Oregon can be
drained and made productive with
proper encouragement.
Salrymea Are -Testing.
The Oregon Dairymen's association
in convention today Is a featurs of the
Farmers week session, that Is com
manding Interest.
' r"Vte' .Save'-in ths dairy ln'dustry a
slate asset of $20,000,000 as compared
(Concluded oe Page Mm. Cora Bin Flre
OSIGO PLANT WILL
BEGIN THE MAKING OF
Work of Construction of
Buildings and Installation
of Machinery Under Way,
Work Is now under wsy at the Os
wego plant of the Oregon Portland Ce
ment company In the construction of
bulldlhgs and installation of machinery
with the idea tbat manufacturing will
actually begin on March IS.
Within a week or 10 days virtually
all the machinery will be on the
ground so that Installation can begin.
The dally capacity of the plant at first
will be 1200 barrels of high-grade ce
ment per day. As the market develops
the output will be increased to fill it,
the plant being so constructed as to
sllow addition of units as necessity de
mands. Th company, having passed through
the ordeals of reorganization is now
In adequate financial condition to start
manufacturing with a clean slate, it
is said, and proposes under the man
agement of Aman Moore to become a
factor in the building Industry of the
northwest.
Supplies of raw material for the
making of cement will be brought in
from Koseburg and Dallas, the South
ern Pacific having made a spec la.
freight rate that will allow economical
handling.
Attaches of the plant could give no
Idea today of the number of men that
CEMENT
NEXT MARCH
will be employed, but it was indicated-! the Chamber of Commerce .this mom
tbat a full crew would be put on, sub- 1 1"C to effect permanent organisation
Ject to increase as the business de
velops. U'Rpn Will Defend
The Oregon System
Wlllism FT. TJ'Ren of Oregon City.
wni ioni.ur rejiiy 10 m criticisms
of the Oregon system as contained ir
' . k- .n ,.k r tx-k.. aviii-
Balliba-er of Seattle, formerly secre
tary of the Interior In President Taft's
cabinet. In his recent Portland speech.
He will address the Progressive Busi
ness Mens' league st the Multnomah
hotel luncheon st 12:li tomorrow.
Mr. L"Ren's theme will be: The
Oregon System; Its strength and weak
ness as developed y ten years
of actual practice.
Miss Evelyn Snow, accompanied by
Miss Helen Wegmsnn, will sing.
Chicago Nationals
Sold to'Weeghman
CtnclnnatC Ohio, Jan. S. L N. 8.)
Charles Weeghman closed a deal
with Charles P. Taft today which
gsva him controfof 1 per erent of
the stock of tho 'Chicago National
league club. . The price he paid was
Steo.OO. x Weeghman : will take con
trol of. the club January 20. , - -
Chamberlain
Says America
Is On Volcano
If He Could Discuss lrpamln
With Portland Ministers He
Would Convince Them.
Washington, Jan. 5 (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE Jt)URNAL.
Senator Chamberlain replying to a
protest of the United Ministerial As
sociation of Portland against the
military bill, says he believes the
people's Interests, "Hover over a
smouldering volcano." and if he could
I discuss the question personally, he
could convince the ministers some
thing should be done to prevent un
trained young men from being led to
almost certain slaughter In the event
of war.
For Salem Postofftce.
Washington, Jan. 5. Senator Cham
berlain today introduced a bill appro
priating $60,000 for improvements in
the Salem postofftce. .
Senator Lane presented a resolution
creating an American Peace commis
sion, consisting of ex-President Taft,
W. J. Bryan, Justice Hughes, Senator
Stone and Representative Flood.
Representative McArthur introduced
a bill for a one cent letter postage
within the delivery limits of a mail
ing office.
Rabbit Skins for Hats.
Washington, Jan. 6. Congressman
Slnnott today received a shipment of
Jack rabbit pelts from Ivan Oakes.
Jameson. Or., which will be turned over
10 congressman tamonai or -ennsyi-
vanla. Kdmonds says hat manufactur
ers import rabbit fur from Germany
and he will distribute the Oregon prod
uct for expert opinion and tests among
the manufacturers.
Sing Sing Head Will
Not View Execution
Wewljr Appointed. Warden Says Would
Kathsr Be XlUed Than XU1 Human
Being Keeper to Officiate Triday.
' Ossinlng. N. Y.. Jan. 5 (I. X. S.)
Dr. George W. Klrchwer. warden of
Sing Sing prison, announced today that
he was resolved not to attend -tli legal
killing of any convicted murderer in
the prison during his term as warden.
As a result, he will not be present next
Friday, when Antonio Ponton, thb
Porto Rlcan who slew Mls Bessie
Kromer, a school teacher of Schenec
tady, Is to be put to death.
"The law permits a warden,'" said
Dr. Kirchwey. "if sick or disabled, to
absent himself on jdates when con
demned men are to be put to death;
and next Friday I shall be either nick
or disabled. The principal keeper will
officiate. If I had my choice, I would
rather be killed than to kill a human
being."
Beavers Will Open
April 4 in Frisco
Directors Adopt 11 Schedule aad Ad
Joan Zariy; Holiday Oamst to Be
riayed la California Cities.
. San Frsnclsco, Jan. 6. (U. P.)
The Pacific Coast league directors to
day adopted their 1916 schedule and
adjourned. The schedule calls for tne
special days as follows:
Opening day. April 4. Oakland at
Salt Iake. Portland at San Kranclsco,
Vernon at Is Angeles,
Decoration day Vernon at Salt
Lake. Kan Francisco at Oakland. Port
land at Los Angeles.
July 4 Ixm Angeles at Salt Lake,
Portland at Han Francisco, Oakland at
Vernon.
Labor day Los Angeles at Portland.
Salt Lake at San Francisco, Oakland
at Vernon.
Admission Day San Francisco at
Portland, Salt Lake at Oakland, Ver
non at Los Angeles.
Closing Day Oakland at Salt Lake.
Portland at San Francisco, Los An
geles at Vernon.
Letterwriting Week
Plans Are Complete
Final plans for letter writing week.
January 17-22, will be made st a meet
ing to be held In the Chamber of Com
merce tonight at 8 o'clock. The police
band will be on hand and winners of
prise letters will be announced. Krve
swards of $10 each win be made.
Loganberry Men to Meet Tuesday.
The meeting of Oregon loganberry
manufacturers scheduled to be held at
was postponed until next Tuesday at
9:30 o'clock. Details will be fully
worked out at that time.
Von dPapen's Papers
Seized by British
; a av- w.i-.i-
1 .
taie tsu-tiss - xwes imin
Bmbassy Mvats 3aprs Taksa.
Ixsndon, Jan. 6. (U. P.) Former At
tache von Papen of the Washington
German embassy has protested to the
state department through the American
embassy hers over the alleged selsurs
of his personal papers at Falmouth.
Von Papen was allowed to proceed.
Xo ' Conduct for. Baggage. '
Washington, Jan. 6. (U. . P.) The
safe conduct seen rod t or Attach -von
Papen &ld not extend; to his personal
effects. It was learned at ths stats de
partment this af teraoon.
Two IUrthdays for Boys.
Eugene, Or, Jsn. S. The twin boys
born to Mr. aad Mrs. . William (Tex
McCullum of this city, will celebrate
two birthdays, for . one was born De
cember II,. HIS, and .ths other was
bom; ten minutes later; ' January - L,
111. Mr. McCullum is barn foreman
for the -construction fbrce of the
WUlametU Paclflo -railway.- . .
TAXPAYERS ASK
WHY WASTE OF J
SCHOOL FUNDI
Overstocking of the Public
Schools With Supplies Not
Ordered by Principals and
Janitors Causing Comment
.
IN SOME INSTANCES"
GOODS ARE REFUSED
In Qther Cases Supplies Are I
Stacked in Rooms Where ;
They Remain.
With many of Portlarfd's public
schools heavily stocked up with SUP
piles which the principals do not know
what to do with; with I r regularities "
or frequent errors in the handling of ?
other supplies, the suspicion Is broad--cast
that the school business is being ;
handled In a most, wasteful manner to
say-The leat. j , j "
School principals and janitors, under
wnose observation come all supplies ;
entering the school buildings, do not
Know why certain supplies have been
sent them. They never ordered them.
In some esses these supplies were re
fused and sent back to the school store--room,
and In others they were ac
cepted and stacked away in the supply
room, where they remain. In some
of the schools enough tupplles are- on
hand to last two or three years, the
principals say.
Cost Xs Oalalag.
And all the while the cost of school
supplies has been mounting higher and '
higher. The last report of the school,
clerk shows that the supplies for tne,
school year of 1901-2 cott I4S8J; for
190D-C they cost "6'u. for 1S10-11 they
(Cuucluded on Page Nlue. Collins fosri
IS
About 350 Men Affected by
Order and Shops Will Be
Run Full Time.
Work at full time was resumed to- '
day at the Southern Pacific ah ops at
Brooklyn after about 14 months at an
eight-hour shift of from four to fir '
days per week.
About 360 men are affected by ths
order, which was received from San
Francisco headquarters yesterday.: :
The new schedule Is 10 hours per -day
with an hour off for lunch, mak
ing nine working hours, and six days
per week. The resumption order was ,
made necessary by the heavy demands '
upon rolling stork and the congestion (
of bad-order cars now so much needed .:
for ths handling of Increased traffic.
When the retrenchment order , was 1 '
put into effort more than a year ago, '
it was decided to decrease ths number
of hours ratber than dispense with -employes.
For several months the f
shops have been on an eight working '
hour shift six days per week,' but '
with the restoration ,of normal traffic
conditions even this was found insuf
ficient and a large number of cars '
accumulated faster than they could be
repaired.
The Brooklyn shops are devoted''
chiefly to repairs on rolling stock.
but light repairs are made on loco-
motives also. - .
The new order means an extensile
addition to the, payroll, and It Is probV
able that some men laid off duVlng
tha depression, msy be taken back Sn
full time. - ,
British Lost 60,000:
In Battle of Loos
mrartg Include 837t Officers; Oaa of :
-tost Ferocious Eng-gemente of Sep
tern ber Offensive. V
London. Jan. 6. V. P.) British '
casualties In the September drive on .
the west front In the battle of Loos
alone were 00,090. Under Secretarrv
Tennant announced today. These
figures Included 237 8 officers -
The battle sbout Loos was one of '
the most ferocious engsgements of the ; :
f rlef offensive. That It took a heavy :.
oil had been supposed, but the actual
figures proved startling. ; ."A
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